BIRMINGHAM, AL —
OSHA Inspection: BIOTECH FABRICATION SERVICES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of BIOTECH FABRICATION SERVICES, INC. in 2421 4TH AVENUE SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233 (NAICS 339113). OSHA activity number 341428423.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BIOTECH FABRICATION SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 2421 4TH AVENUE SOUTH
- City
- BIRMINGHAM
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35233
- Mailing
- 2421 4TH AVENUE SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 339113
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,634 · Current $2,180 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards: (a) On or about 4/26/16 - 2nd Floor Storage, a guardrail had not been installed to protect employees from falling to the floor below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2180.4
- — Z (S) $3634
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,817 · Current $1,090 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (a) On or about 4/26/16 - A hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented at the site for employees exposed to carbon fiber, resin treated carbon fiber, alcohols and acrylic resin.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1090.2
- — Z (S) $1817
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9135
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: (a) On or about 4/26/16 - Facility, employees were provided and required to use a North 7700 half-mask elastomeric respirator and the employer had not medically evaluated the employees. The employer had not established a written program to address medical evaluation, cleaning, and storage.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: (a) On or about 4/26/16 - Facility, employee(s) were provided a Gerson 1730 face filtering respirator and had not been provided the information contained in Appendix D.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341428423.
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